Analysis
HTS 7305.11.50 covers longitudinally submerged arc welded: of alloy steel under heading 7305 (other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular…).
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331110 (Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing), an industry of 359 US establishments employing 78,532 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 10% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 10% duty.
All 16 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7305.11.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.12.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.12.50 | Other, longitudinally welded: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.19.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.19.50 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.20.20 | Threaded or coupled | Free |
| 7305.20.40 | Of iron or nonalloy steel: other | Free |
| 7305.20.60 | Threaded or coupled | Free |
| 7305.20.80 | Of alloy steel: other | Free |
| 7305.31.20 | Tapered pipes and tubes of steel principally used as parts of illuminating articles | Free |
| 7305.31.40 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.31.60 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.39.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.39.50 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.90.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.90.50 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |